Next Week’s Spotlight: Not A Lot on Tap

There’s scant earnings and data on the docket for next week. With little else to occupy the minds of those in markets, we expect focus may swing back to the eurozone situation, especially with a vote due on the Irish austerity budget on Tuesday.

Retailers, Apparel, Tax Preparers To Report Results
A handful of apparel and retail companies–including Talbots Inc., Men’s Wearhouse Inc. and Oxford Industries Inc. –are expected to report their latest quarterly results next week. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters projected a mixed performance from the trio, with top- and bottom-line growth only expected from Men’s Wearhouse, which operates stores for men in the U.S. and Canada.

Verizon To Turn On 4G Mobile-Broadband
Verizon Wireless said it plans to begin offering its faster next-generation wireless service on Sunday as the carrier officially jumps into the 4G fray. The carrier–jointly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group — said its new fourth-generation service initially will be for laptop aircards only, with additional devices, including smartphones, coming by the middle of next year.

Exchanges Expected To Seek Extension Of Circuit Breakers
U.S. stock exchanges next week are expected to ask regulators to extend for four additional months a pilot program that limits price swings in some stocks put in place last summer in the wake of the market’s May 6 “flash crash,” according to people familiar with the matter. Market operators plan to seek an extension until April 11 of so-called circuit breakers for individual stocks and exchange-traded funds, the people said.

Bernanke To Appear On 60 Minutes On Sunday
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will appear on CBS’s “60 Minutes” show this Sunday, the television network said. Bernanke is expected to discuss the unemployment rate, the deficit and the Fed’s decision to purchase $600 billion in U.S. Treasurys in an effort to boost a weak economy.

Consumer Sentiment Seen Improving In December
The preliminary University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index is expected to show an increase in December to 72.2 from the final reading of 71.6 in November, according to a Briefing.com consensus. The index grew in the prior month due to the performance of the equity market and better employment numbers. U.S. stocks capped their best two-day performance since July this week as better-than-expected retail and home sales encouraged investors.

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steveo wrote :

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Try to get good data on the indices going back a hundred years....good luck.

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